Globe Records Fifth-Warmest April on Record
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report released Tuesday, last month was the fifth warmest April on record (record-keeping began in 1880, so we’re talking 132 years). NOAA’s analysis of global temperatures showed that the planet’s thermometer stood at 57.87°F for the month, averaged over night and day, land a… Read More
New Push to Limit ‘Super Greenhouse’ Gases
The Micronesian proposal, which has garnered the support of more than 100 Parties to the ozone treaty, seeks to cut emissions of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, which are compounds that contain carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine. These substances are used as solvents, refrigerants, firefighting agents, and propellants. They were introduced as a substitute… Read More
A Tour of Drought as it Unfolds Across the U.S.
The latest drought information provides reason for concern in the West, while Texas gets more relief compared to 2011.… Read More
Dreaming of Wind Energy in the Shadow of the Himalayas
Amrit points it out as we zoom past on his motorbike. If you look closely, past the Nokia sign, past the other motorbikes, over the jumble of electric wires, and let your eyes drift upward, you might see it. It is a solution to the energy problems of Nepal, turning in the wind. Amrit turns a corner, jokes with a security guard and drives into the … Read More
Bangladesh Has Seen the Enemy That is Climate Change
Rebecca Sultan's life has been shattered twice in a few years. First, the 140mph winds of Cyclone Sidr ripped through her village, Gazipara, flattening houses, killing 6,000 people and devastating the lives of millions as it slammed into southern Bangladesh in 2007. Then, 18 months later, as Sultan was recovering, Cyclone Aila tore in from the … Read More
Small Island States in Clean Energy Race
A new United Nations analysis of the most recent energy plans of 52 low lying poor countries - traditionally heavily dependent on imports of petrol and oil - shows the Caribbean island of Dominica leading the world with plans to become carbon "negative" by 2020. The Maldives is not far behind, hoping to be carbon neutral by 2020. Tuvalu and the Coo… Read More
A Celebrated Chef Preaches Sustainability
Washington, D.C.'s Barton Seaver is urging restaurants to use menu choice to help sustain diversity in a changing climate. Read More
House Cuts Funding for Climate Education, Outreach
The House move to cut off the modest amount of funding for the climate website is especially noteworthy because it runs contrary to NOAA’s mission, which is to “understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts and “to share that knowledge and information with others.… Read More
